Bredeson had the opportunity to respond Friday, offering up shrugs as an explanation, while injured teammate Grant Newsome walked out of Schembechler Hall jokingly telling reporters to remind him of it all season long.

"It happens," the sophomore Bredeson said. "He's a big, strong kid, so we're glad to have him on our team. He got me.

"It's just part of the game. You get beat once in a while."

The moment offered a glimpse at Michigan's new-look, fun-loving offensive line in 2017. The group is young, and the right side lacks experience, but offensive coordinator Tim Drevno has made it a point in preseason camp to rotate players in with different groups and combinations.

"So you know how everybody plays with each other," Bredeson said. "That's helped. And from the past year, from what I've seen, the cohesion across the board has skyrocketed."

Competition continues at right tackle between Jon Runyan, Jr., and Juwann Bushell-Beatty, but the rest of the starters on the offensive line sound set. Mason Cole has been tapped to play left tackle, the 6-foot-5, 310-pound Bredeson at guard, senior Patrick Kugler at center, with the slimmed-down sophomore Michael Onwenu apparently locking down right guard.

And Onwenu, whom Bredeson called "incredibly powerful," has apparently drawn a crowd.

"Everybody's eye moves to watch him when he squats," Bredeson said. "He's got power behind him, so when he gets somebody rolling, you're not stopping him. When you're a linebacker and try to blitz at him, and want to take him head on, you're not really going to go anywhere. That's a big load on the right side."

The offensive line hasn't exactly had it easy in camp, either. The group constantly has to try to fend off a defensive line consisting of Rashan Gary, Maurice Hurst, Bryan Mone and Chase Winovich.

They don't always win ("we trade blows back and forth," Bredeson says), but the competition on both sides of the ball has brought everyone together. And two weeks out from the season opener against Florida, that might be the best news of all.

"We're just one, big happy family," Bredeson said. "Everybody loves each other. We hang out outside of football all the time. So when we get to the field, it's time to put the helmet on, it's time for business and we get out there and we get after it."